Teenagers from Lisburn hear a hard-hitting road safety message

The award-winning Roadshow was performed to just over 800 sixth formers at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn.

Recognising that young people aged 25 and under are one of the age groups most at risk of being killed or seriously injured on our roads each year, the Roadshow aims to bring its message to those about to start out on what will, hopefully, be a long and safe motoring experience throughout their lives.

Constable Teeney, PSNI Roads Safety Education Officer, said, "The Roadsafe Roadshow has been a major success. We have been able to bring a road safety message to hundreds of young people in the highest risk group. We believe that showing realistically just what happens on our roads, has an impact on the students who attend.”

Lisburn and Castlereagh PCSP Chairman Councillor John Gallen said, “Every parent’s nightmare is to hear that knock on the door and to be told that their child has been involved in a road traffic collision. Shocking though it may be, this Roadshow aims to help our young people understand that while they may feel completely in control, they are most at risk of becoming involved in a road traffic collision at the start of their motoring life. I am very pleased that the PCSP is supporting the PSNI to deliver such a serious message in such an effective way.”